Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS889

Incident date

June 11, 2016

Location

الحيدرية, Haydariya (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.2372814, 37.1923256 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between one and six civilians died in either an airstrike on artillery bombardment on Haydariya, according to local sources – though it was unclear from reports whether Russia or the Syrian regime was responsible.

Reporting on the deaths of civilians in Aleppo from “Russian aircraft and Assad’s helicopters“, the Shaam News Network said that “shelling and the raids led to the death of six civilians and a number of wounded, most of them in Haydariya“.

According to @zakarianassani, “a squadron of Russian aircraft waged attacks with rockets and cluster bombs on the Haydariya neighborhood”.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that two civilians died in a “bombardment by regime forces”.

Qasioun blamed “regime artillery”, while @radioalkul was among other sources attributing the incident to shelling by regime forces.

Many other sources reported shelling by both artillery and warplanes on the neighborhood, though they did not identify the culprit.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 6
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (33) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any strikes between June 1st – 31st 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 6
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (33) [ collapse]